tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8196014212123568880..comments2016-12-09T08:25:17.341-05:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: World's Most Depressing Motivational PosterRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91189791471220333362008-11-02T13:56:00.000-05:002008-11-02T13:56:00.000-05:00Wow, this has really made an impact on you.May I s...Wow, this has really made an impact on you.<BR/><BR/>May I suggest you read the Dunciad now, in your present frame of mind and in during this particular election. The 4-book version. <BR/><BR/>FWIW, I don't think anyone thought "Oh, those prison folk won't get the original anyway." My guess is that whoever made the poster (or their source) thought, "Oh, those silly 18th century folk and their inconsistent spelling and punctuation." (One irony being Johnson was the first major dictionary creator.) Because of course, who has ever heard the word "cant" in this ahistorical, semi-literate world? <BR/><BR/>But I think the Dunciad and prednisone are a bad combination, making me bitter and fearing the barbarians at the gate.shaunhttp://redseahomeschool.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2086496317495332212008-11-02T12:15:00.000-05:002008-11-02T12:15:00.000-05:00Celebrate your favorite word game by opening a fin...Celebrate your favorite word game by opening a fine bottle and pulling the <A HREF="http://leonaraisin.blogspot.com/2008/11/cork-03.html" REL="nofollow">cork 03</A>.Leona Raisinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07290727530095853843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80174586627667399152008-11-02T10:12:00.000-05:002008-11-02T10:12:00.000-05:00taliban leader answer is in reference to Mullah Om...taliban leader answer is in reference to Mullah Omar, the supreme leader-guy who is in hiding, or I guess not-so-much anymore, in Pakistan.Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00877391322483269355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65852299255982219322008-11-01T14:06:00.000-04:002008-11-01T14:06:00.000-04:00Rex, you have given me a golden opportunity to pos...Rex, you have given me a golden opportunity to post the poem that has been in my mind this entire election season, and one which I am sure you have read.<BR/>Thank-you and enjoy:<BR/><BR/>"next to of course god america i<BR/>love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth oh<BR/>say can you see by the dawn's early my<BR/>country 'tis of centuries come and go<BR/>and are no more what of it we should worry<BR/>in every language even deafanddumb<BR/>thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry<BR/>by jingo by gee by gosh by gum<BR/>why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-<BR/>iful than these heroic happy dead<BR/>who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter<BR/>they did not stop to think they died instead<BR/>then shall the voice of liberty be mute?"<BR/><BR/>He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water<BR/><BR/>Deborahfikinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42599980601022770492008-11-01T13:54:00.000-04:002008-11-01T13:54:00.000-04:00It's Wrong. Just Wrong. That's what's depressing. ...It's Wrong. Just Wrong. That's what's depressing. I have no problem with the sentiment. But take Dr. Johnson's name off the thing, for god's sake.<BR/><BR/>It's a school. A place for learning. Perhaps even a place for learning that "cant" (sans apostrophe) is a word in the English language.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87390314601597124912008-11-01T13:48:00.000-04:002008-11-01T13:48:00.000-04:00can see where your objection comes from, but i don...can see where your objection comes from, but i don't think it's as egregious or depressing an error as you do. <BR/><BR/>it's condescending though, if anyone thought "no one [here] will notice what's-wrong-with-this-picture."<BR/><BR/>it mighta been nice if someone had thought to put "can't" in quotes -- because the concept of "clear your mind of 'can't'" is a decent motivational mantra (if that's what ya need to get ya through the tough times). and it's a fine play on "clear your mind of cant." imoo. just acknowledge the typographical alteration to the original.<BR/><BR/>but assuming no one in prison'ld <I>notice</I> the alteration... yeah, that's smug. and that kind of smugness (if intentional...), depressing. and maybe that's what you were sayin'.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>j.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.com